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Food Network Star Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Cinematic Debut!
Sun, May 22, 201642 mins
Season 12 begins with the hopefuls shooting a 30-second screen test to be shown at a VIP event in Los Angeles.
Episode 2
Mash-Up Throwdown
Sun, May 29, 201642 mins
The 12 finalists are paired up for the task of shooting a culinary travelogue report. Later, two different cooking styles are mashed up into one dish, during the food-world equivalent of a rap battle.
Episode 3
Show Promos
Sun, Jun 5, 201642 mins
The finalists work in pairs to shoot a promo for their version of a show called "Family Roadtrip!". Among the judges they must try to impress are Ali Larter and Food Network Magazine editor-in-chief Maile Carpenter.
Episode 4
Room Service Revenge
Sun, Jun 12, 201642 mins
Nine finalists remain for the challenge of delivering trendy remote food reports for Entertainment Tonight (1981). And later, creating an upscale room service experience proves tricky, when dodging comedic curve-balls from guest judges Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hannah Hart.
Episode 5
Motorsports Tailgating
Sun, Jun 19, 201642 mins
Robert Irvine challenges the remaining finalists to create a dish worthy of a world-class motorsports tailgate party.
Episode 6
Good Mythical Morning
Sun, Jun 26, 201642 mins
Duff Goldman issues an edible challenge. Later, the seven remaining finalists are invited to pair unlikely food ingredients together, for a segment on the Internet talk show, Good Mythical Morning (2012).
Episode 7
Tiki Takeover
Sun, Jul 3, 201642 mins
The six remaining finalists are tasked with baking a dish from a pantry stocked only with frozen foods; and later, they are split into two teams of three to throw a tiki party with an island-inspired menu.
Episode 8
Guilty Pleasures Dinner
Sun, Jul 10, 201642 mins
A five-course meal, composed of nothing but over-the-top guilty pleasure dinners, is prepared by the remaining finalists, during a challenge that ends with one hopeful going home.
Episode 9
Food Holiday Fray
Sun, Jul 17, 201642 mins
Holiday specials are hosted by the finalists, who must plan menus to celebrate St. Patrick's Day; Cinco de Mayo; Mardi Gras; New Year's Eve; and Easter.
Episode 10
Star Salvation 2
Sun, Jul 24, 201642 mins
One ousted rival rejoins the competition, after surviving a six-week journey on "Star Salvation", the web series hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Eddie Jackson.
Episode 11
Pushing for a Pilot
Sun, Jul 24, 201642 mins
The three finalists are surprised by the arrival of a former contestant, who's back in the competition after winning Star Salvation 2 (2016). Later, Aarti Sequeira helps choose who gets to shoot a Food Network pilot, directed by Guy Fieri.
Episode 12
A New Food Network Star
Sun, Jul 31, 201642 mins
The final three watch their pilots with Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay. One winner is selected to shoot their very own show on Food Network in the Season 12 finale.
